Almost about 3 1/2 weeks ago I bumped into someone's car in a parking lot, and so far have not been contacted about the accident (minor, left a dent). A few days ago, I was pulled over by a police officer due to a defective tail light, and was really nervous about the officer running the plate and seeing that the car had been involved in a misdemeaner hit and run.
I have a couple questions about this:
a) If a license plate is run through the system (which it generally is when police stop you), would police be alerted of a possible hit and run parking lot accident?
b) if so, how long after a police report is filed, is an alert entered into the system (regarding your license plate)?
I made a mistake and bumped into a car (very minor), but am worried about a possible police report... :/
Hitoast answered Monday January 5 2009, 6:15 pm: I think you're just being paranoid :) I'm sure the owner of the car just thought "well that sucks". I have never known anyone to put out a police report on a minor parking lot accident :) [ Hitoast's advice column | Ask Hitoast A Question ]
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